By Mr. CRAMER:H.R. 4534.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, clause 3.[Page H3364]]]>2014-05-01T07:19:38ZHouseNative American Children's Safety ActHouse floor actions2Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530.CalendarsH124102014-12-22House floor actions2Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-699.CommitteeH12200hsii00Natural Resources Committee2014-12-22H. Rept. 113-699https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/113th-congress/house-report/699Library of Congress9Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-699.Committee5000hsii00Natural Resources Committee2014-12-22H. Rept. 113-699https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/113th-congress/house-report/6992014-09-18hsii00Natural Resources CommitteeHouse committee actions1Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.Committee2014-09-18hsii00Natural Resources CommitteeHouse committee actions1Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.Committee2014-09-18hsii00Natural Resources CommitteeHouse committee actions1Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.Committee2014-07-29hsii24Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs SubcommitteeHouse committee actions1Subcommittee Hearings Held.Committee2014-05-02hsii24Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs SubcommitteeHouse committee actions1Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.CommitteeHouse floor actions2Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.IntroReferralH11100hsii00Natural Resources Committee2014-04-30Library of Congress9Introduced in HouseIntroReferralIntro-H2014-04-30Library of Congress9Introduced in HouseIntroReferral10002014-04-3011111113111H. Rept. 113-6992016-10-25T16:12:46ZAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of the InteriorDomestic violence and child abuseIndian social and development programsNative AmericansPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530.2014-12-22C001096NDRep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]Kevin0CramerRC00109621441132160SCRSIdentical bill2014-04-02Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324.Native American Children's Safety ActStandingNatural Resources Committeehsii24Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee2014-09-18T19:50:55ZDischarged from2014-07-29T14:43:00ZHearings by2014-05-02T19:24:58ZReferred tohsii002014-12-22T22:24:30ZReported by2014-09-18T19:51:01ZMarkup by2014-04-30T14:01:10ZReferred toHouseU005302014-04-302014-04-30T04:00:00Z00Introduced in House2014-06-03T20:21:25ZNative American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish.

Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation.

Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry.

Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years.

Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements.

Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

]]>Introduced in House2014-12-222014-12-22T13:36:51Z17Reported to House amended2015-03-16T18:52:06ZNative American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement by a tribal social services agency until the agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards the tribe is required to establish.

Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to a criminal records check.

Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state, and any tribal abuse registries maintained in the state, in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry.

Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs.

Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements.

Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures, within two years after this Act's enactment, to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Requires those procedures to include, at a minimum, periodic intervals at which the home or institution is subject to recertification to ensure: (1) the safety of the home or institution for the Indian child, and (2) that each covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution is subject to a criminal records check in accordance with this Act's requirements.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate guidance, within one year after this Act's enactment, regarding: (1) procedures for a criminal records check of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the criminal records check, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

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